BOSWELL, James [JOHNSON, Samuel] [CROKER] [POZZI, HAWKINS, STEEVENS, etc.] [FINDEN]
The Life of Samuel Johnson. Including a Journal of his Tour to the Hebrides. With numerous Additions and Notes, by the Right Hon. John Wilson Croker. To which are added Two Supplementary Volumes of Johnsoniana, by Hawkins, Piozzi, Murphy, Reynolds, Steevens, etc., ... and Notes by various hands. Also, upwards of 50 Engraved Illustrations London: John Murray, 1839., 1839. 10 volumes; small 8vo (H: 7 x L: 11½ inches). Lovely contemporary binding of brown half calf, twin, red and green, title labels to spines with date in gilt at foot; marbled boards and end papers, top edges gilt. Binding with some discolouring and light marking; content slightly toned. A charming set. The engravings are by Edward Francis Finden (1791-1857).
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